EU urges faster cut of UK deficit

Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.

Petrol price 'to hit record high'

Petrol prices in the UK could hit a record high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks, according the AA.

Kraft to face MPs over takeover

The vice-president of Kraft Foods will be questioned by MPs over his company's takeover of Cadbury later.

Campaigners spurn Equitable plan

Savers in the Equitable Life insurance company denounce the limited compensation process set up by the government.

Rio eyes continued China demand

Mining firm Rio Tinto says China's demand for iron ore, copper and coal will increase dramatically during the next 15 years.

EU ministers agree Greek plan

European finance ministers say they have agreed how they would help Greece in its financial crisis, but reveal few details.

Ex-pats wait for pensions verdict

More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will find if they have won an appeal against freezing of their pensions.

Doubts cast on US 'runaway Prius'

Toyota casts doubt on claims one of its cars failed to stop, after a widely-publicised account of a "runaway" Prius in California.

US bank regulation bill unveiled

Democrat senators have unveiled proposed new laws that will give the US Federal Reserve more regulatory powers over US banks.

New gloss on inflation as basket of goods displays changing tastes

Lip gloss and hair straighteners replace lipstick and hair dryers in the typical basket of goods used to calculate inflation.

Not so Slim pickings: Mexican shakes up world rich list

Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.

Kraft's reputation

Does the firm care what Cadbury's people think?

Open all hours

Are UK workers being forced to work part-time?

Robert Peston

What a Russian owner would mean for The Indie

Print baron

A start-up that lets anyone make their own newspaper

Shanty town

How the internet is helping the poorest Brazilians

Port exports

Portuguese exporters hit by strong euro

BA hopes to fly 60% during strike

British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.

New credit card protection agreed

Credit card holders will be offered more protection from spiralling debts, but changes are watered down from original plans.

Road travel 'needs big overhaul'

There needs to be a "radical overhaul" of road travel in the UK to avoid future gridlock, the CBI warns.

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